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Tell one distinguishing feature between eukaryotes and prokaryotes.

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To distinguish between eukaryotes and prokaryotes, we can identify one key feature: ### Step-by-Step Solution: 1. **Definition of Prokaryotes**: Prokaryotes are unicellular organisms that lack a true nucleus. Their genetic material is not enclosed within a membrane, and they have a region called the nucleoid where the DNA is located. 2. **Lack of Membrane-Bound Organelles**: Prokaryotic cells do not possess membrane-bound organelles such as mitochondria, chloroplasts, or the endoplasmic reticulum. They contain ribosomes, but these are of a different type (70S ribosomes). ...
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  1. Name the basic unit of biological classification.

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  2. Who established the kingdom 'Protista' ?

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  3. Tell one distinguishing feature between eukaryotes and prokaryotes.

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  4. Name the five kingdoms recognised by Robert H. Whittaker in 1969

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  5. Prokaryotic organisms were included in which kingdom by Whittaker ?

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  11. Tell the basic unit of classification.

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  15. Name the three Domains of organisms proposed by Woese.

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  16. Name the three kingdoms of Archaea.

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  17. How would you distinguish Archaea from Eubacteria ?

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